The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Clark finished 289th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:36:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:10 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:48 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:24Running 1 6:01v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:22v median +0:17
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 5:35v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:24v median +0:15
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 5:41v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 5:16v median +0:30
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 6:26v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.